Brian's family celebrates on Xmas eve, they have a fairly early dinner and this year they're doing a gift exchange rather than everyone getting everyone else gifts. Much less confusion.

I'm glad of that, because I hate trying to open gifts in an "orderly" fashion, especially when they have the five year old hand out all the presents. The gift exchange will be fun and short, then we can EAT! *drools* Both of our families are full of good cooks!

Thursday we're going to my aunt's house. Muahahaha! My family is a buch of LOONIES! Almost all of the adults drink a little bit too much wine, and then we play pictionary, or charades, or something that's more fun when everyone around you is a little tipsy.

Gift opening is done in a half-arsed orderly-ish way...meaning there are usually onle two or three gifts being opened at a time, and the floor is covered in wrapping stuff. The dog will inevitably be wreaking havoc and generally just making things more fun!

Oh yeah, my family each opens ONE gift Xmas eve.

Edit: I would like to add that to me the TRUE holiday is the Solstice, which I celebrated in my own way, alone.